The end of the S and V ranges?
Discussion
I've been umming and aahing about buying a V60, but just looked on Volvo's configurator site and they now seem to only list the EX and XC models, plus the C40.
I found an article from January mentioning replacements for the S and V ranges, and an article on a dealers website saying the V60 has been discontinued but the V60XC is still going.
Interestingly the V60 still shows up on the Dutch configurator but not the British one, so maybe they're phasing out RHD first? Anyone know what's happening?
I found an article from January mentioning replacements for the S and V ranges, and an article on a dealers website saying the V60 has been discontinued but the V60XC is still going.
Interestingly the V60 still shows up on the Dutch configurator but not the British one, so maybe they're phasing out RHD first? Anyone know what's happening?
Is there a packaging issue with EV's, is it easier to fit everything in an SUV form than lower car? They seem to have achieved it with Polestar though.
Completely agree on weight/aero etc, XC60 is a couple of hundred kg heavier than a V60, and noticeably worse fuel economy.
Interesting that the above article says they're withdrawing them from the UK market though. I'm split between UK and NL and they're still on sale in NL, but I guess days might be numbered. Thinking about it though I do see a lot more XC's around than V's, and S's seem really rare.
I still haven't quite worked out if I want to buy LHD or RHD so if I do go for a Volvo I guess that's one decision I don't need to make
Completely agree on weight/aero etc, XC60 is a couple of hundred kg heavier than a V60, and noticeably worse fuel economy.
Interesting that the above article says they're withdrawing them from the UK market though. I'm split between UK and NL and they're still on sale in NL, but I guess days might be numbered. Thinking about it though I do see a lot more XC's around than V's, and S's seem really rare.
I still haven't quite worked out if I want to buy LHD or RHD so if I do go for a Volvo I guess that's one decision I don't need to make
Murph7355 said:
I agree with you entirely on SUV "coupes". But not the rest.
How many Volvo estates have you and Jonny bought?
We've had 2x SUVs. In terms of fit for purpose for the job in hand, they're amongst the best cars I've bought. 7 seats, tons of luggage space, super comfortable and "safe".
Fast? No. 'Ring suitable? No. Thirsty? Yes.
I love a fast estate too, btw. But suspect Volvo's research will likely have been pretty solid.
The bigger issue for them, IMO, is 100k for an EX90. Really!? Can't see us having a third at that price point.
£33k for the base spec EX30 don't sound too bad compared to the competition, and a similar price to the petrol XC40. I agree the EX90 sounds crazy expensive when a petrol XC90 is £60-70k, and the PEV only a few of grand more expensive.How many Volvo estates have you and Jonny bought?
We've had 2x SUVs. In terms of fit for purpose for the job in hand, they're amongst the best cars I've bought. 7 seats, tons of luggage space, super comfortable and "safe".
Fast? No. 'Ring suitable? No. Thirsty? Yes.
I love a fast estate too, btw. But suspect Volvo's research will likely have been pretty solid.
The bigger issue for them, IMO, is 100k for an EX90. Really!? Can't see us having a third at that price point.
The seem to have discontinued the XC40 PHEV as well.
stumpage said:
It is a shame that Volvo have ditched these as I'm not an SUV fan and as such my future car choices are getting less and less.
I didn't think I was either until I test drove an XC60 T8 and absolutely loved it. Very comfortable, plenty of power, handled surprisingly well, and well equipped inside. Sadly my wife thinks it's too big and as she'll be the one that curbs it or scrapes the sides on gate posts I feel I have to take her opinion in to consideration. 
It's a shame they felt the need to make them quite so wide.Interesting that the widest one on your list is the Mondeo, I hadn't realised they were quite so wide.
Agree everything is getting wider though. I get that modern crash safety means thicker doors and pillars, but do they really need so much space between the driver and passenger?
When we downsized to a single car several years ago we sold the wife's Jazz and kept my Mk2 Octavia, which she still moans about occasionally. She is definitely a fan of small cars...even after having to play Tetris with the suitcases to get them in to the Polo she hired on holiday over Christmas
Agree everything is getting wider though. I get that modern crash safety means thicker doors and pillars, but do they really need so much space between the driver and passenger?
When we downsized to a single car several years ago we sold the wife's Jazz and kept my Mk2 Octavia, which she still moans about occasionally. She is definitely a fan of small cars...even after having to play Tetris with the suitcases to get them in to the Polo she hired on holiday over Christmas
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